And then there were two.

Vancouver Canucks right winger Conor Garland was expected to play Sunday against the Edmonton Oilers . However, he didn’t take the warm-up skate at Rogers Place and was replaced by Mackenzie MacEachern on a fourth-line alignment with Joseph LaBate and Nils Aman for the pre-season test.

With left winger Nils Hoglander out three to four weeks with an ankle injury sustained against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday in Abbotsford, the Canucks are suddenly down a pair of veterans. And while they didn’t initially update Garland’s injury status, head coach Adam Foote said last week the 29-year-old was dealing with a “minor issue”.

It might not be a stretch to suggest a slight strain of some sort, perhaps a groin, which is common in the pre-season as players tr

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